Matt Jarvey

Bar Admissions

• Arizona
• Iowa

Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Arizona
• Supreme Court of Iowa
• United States District Court, District of Arizona

Education

• Drake University Law School (J.D., highest distinction)
  • Order of the Coif
  • Dwight D. Opperman Scholar
• Washington University in St. Louis, Olin Business School (B.S., Business Administration, magna cum laude)

Awards & Recognition

• Snell & Wilmer Pro Bono Award (2024)
• The Best Lawyers in America^®: Ones to Watch, Criminal Defense: White-Collar (2021-2025); Commercial Litigation (2025)

Representative Experience

• Conducted internal investigation and defended company in parallel investigations by Inter-American Development Bank and Department of Justice Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit
• Conducted internal investigation for company regarding civil and criminal False Claim Act allegations
• Conducted internal investigation and represented company in matter involving Arizona Department of Education
• Conducted internal investigation for charter school management company regarding misappropriation of public funds allegations
• Defended company in investigation by Securities and Exchange Commission regarding fraud allegations
• Represented public company in prosecution by U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida regarding indictment charging individual with obstruction of justice and material support for terrorism
• Represented venture capital firm in investigation by Securities and Exchange Commission regarding material misstatement allegations
• Representing company in investigation by U.S. Attorney’s Office for Northern District of Illinois regarding money laundering allegations
• Defended individual in parallel investigations by U.S. Attorney’s Office for Missouri and Securities and Exchange regarding fraud allegations
• Defended individual in prosecution by U.S. Attorney’s Office for District of Arizona regarding mortgage fraud and bank fraud charges
• Defending individual in investigation by U.S. Attorney’s Office for District of Arizona regarding health care fraud allegations
• Defending individual in prosecution by U.S. Attorney’s Office for District of Arizona regarding wire fraud charges
• Defended individual in investigation by U.S. Attorney’s Office for District of Arizona regarding federal program bribery and honest service fraud allegations
• Defending company in parallel investigations by DOJ FCPA Unit and Inter-American Development Bank related to corrupt practice allegations. Matter still pending.
• Defending individual in SEC investigation related to material misstatement and failure to register allegations. Matter still pending.
• Representing entity in investigation of alleged misappropriation of public funds to financially support an international religious/political group.
• Representing client in a multi-million-dollar bad-faith surety dispute.
• Represented client in a commercial dispute involving allegations of fraud related to federal crop insurance.

Previous Professional Experience

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa, Judicial Clerk to Hon. Mark W. Bennett (2013-2014)

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Federal Bar Association, Phoenix Chapter
  • Board Member
  • President (2021-2022)

Representative Presentations and Publications

• “Arizona Litigation Showcase: Federal and State Courts,” Co-Presenter, Association of Corporate Counsel, Arizona Chapter (April 26, 2022)
• “INSIGHT: Prosecutors Stretching Wire Fraud Statute Might Make It Snap,” Co-Author, Bloomberg Law (June 8, 2020)